Port Louis, Mauritius

Details
Port Louis Mauritius
ISBN 978-99949-30-00-5
Author: Breejan Burrun
Languages: English
Size: 15 x 18.5 cm
Hard back
Pages: 96, full colour

 

Contents
Introduction 
The Vision of Mahé de La Bourdonnais 
Fortifications for a Strategic Seaport 
Barracks and Hospitals 
Harbour, Shipyards and Docks
Canals, Fountains, etc. 
Government House 
Saint Louis Cathedral 
Place d’Armes 
Company’s Garden 
Museums 
Champ de Mars 
The Mauritius Turf Club
The Municipal Theatre 
A Powder Magazine Becomes a Cathedral
Arrival of Indentured Labourers 
Commerce & Business 
The Municipal Corporation
Robert Edward Hart Garden 
Fires, Epidemics & Riots 
Cyclones and floods 
Grand River NW & Cassis
Bibliography